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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-02-24
Russia's Position.

ST. PETERSBURG, February IS.-The
conviction is gaining ground that war
between France and Germany is inevita-
BILE. In addition to this, it is said that,
as fresh defeat of France might involve
disastrous results to Russia, the Cars
government will, in the event of war,
preserve entire liberty of action. 1t will
not support France as an ally, but may,
by a firm, reserved attitude, prevent
Germany from sending the whole of her
army West of the Rhine; and even if
France should be defeated, attenuate as
much as possible the effects of the disas.
ter. For these reasons, it is declared,
Russia will await the outcome of the
different phases of the Bulgarian crisis
with the greatest calmness, and act in
such a way as to avoid being involved
with Austria or England at the moment
when France and Germany commence
hostilities.
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The Treasury Department in Wash
ington is much agitated over the coming
withdrawal of Secretary Manning and
Treasurer Jordan from that department.
The employees are always apprehensive
of clean sweep in the Offices when a
new chief is placed over them. Corsid-
erable surprise is expressed that Secretary
Manning should give up his high Cabinet
position even for the Presidency of a
S3,00O,000 bank. The salary in the bank
is more it is true, and there is more per-
manency to it, and perhaps much less
work connected with it, but still there is
not the influence and power that is WELD
ed by the Secretary of the Treasury.
The Secretary, however, is tired of the
heavy cares of the Office and the little
petty annoyances to which some of the
Cabinet officers are put by politicians
and office seekers.
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A Cotton Chopper.

CAMDEN, February 16.-Mr. ]. B, Am.
mons has made cotton chopper, which
promises to be success, and now, with
the "Ammons's Chopper" and Mason's
picker and gin, the farmers can expect
to make more out of their cotton crop.
Mr.. Ammons, wheelwright and carpeh-
ter by trade, was raised in Marion. but
for the last two years has lived in Cam
den. He has been studying up his
machine for eleven years, and three
years ago made a model, which he has
worked successfully in the field every
season since. He reached what he
thought perfection last winter. His
machine is built very much like a sulky
plough, with adjustable hoes that will
leave any stand of cotton that may be
desired, and with one man and horse can
chop from twenty Eve to thirty acres
day. There is little scoop plough
attached in such way as to act as q
guide to the horse always on the next
row, the horse being made to walk in
this shallow furrow going across the cot
ton beds. In trying the chopper the
usual way is to leave one and two stalks
of cotton to the hill. The only objection
that has been raised is that it leaves a
tuft Of grass around the cotton, and this
objection has been done away with by
what Mr. Ammons calls two dirters,
which piles the dirt against the cotton
behind the choppiug hoes, and thus also
keeps the wind from damaging the
stand.
Mr.. Ammons has sold several county
rights and over two hundred and fifty
maehines at $50 each, all in three
months. The machine has been thor
oughly tested in Richland, Kershaw,
Chesterfield, Marlboro and Marion coun.
ties, and it received the first diploma at
the last State Fair. The machine weighs
about $50 pounds, and tracks with
standard wagon track. A patent was
applied for on November 80, 1886, serial
number 216,735. A few machines ale
being made, but no attempt will be made
to fill the demand for them until in time
for season Of 1883. By that time the
plans for manufacture on large scale
will be completed and large number of
machines made. Flattering offers have
been received for buying the right for
the States of Louisiana and Texas
Correspondence News and Courier.
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Supreme Court Decision.

An important decision was filed in the
supreme court last week by Judge Simp.
son. 1t changes the jurisdiction of trial
justices in Eases Of petit larceny. Here
tofore trial justices and the court of gen.
eral sessions each claimed to have juris-
diction to try cases in petit larceny.
The sentence for the ofencein trial ljustices
courts was limited to 80 days in jail or a
fine of 500; whereas, if the prisoner
was tried in the general sessions he
could be sentenced to the penitentiary
for term of years.
The poin: was raised in the circuit
court in the case of the State vs. Robert
Jinkins, Judge Aldrich ruling that trial
justices have Jurisdiction. The defen.
dant appealed and the Supreme Court
decided that only the court of general
sessions has the right to try case OF
petit larceny. The credit of reversing
this decision of the circuit court is due to
Mr.. II. G. Patton, rising young lawyer,
of Columbia, who was satisfied that the
defendant was unlawfully convicted and
without pay or reward carried his case to
the supreme court.
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1t is calculated that the cost

- 1T ls calculated tnat lne cOSC OF Tue
memorial bridge, which is to span the
Potomac and connect the Capital with
the old Dominion of Virginia, will be
over 81 100000. The bill has been in
troduced by Representative Curtin, and
appropriates 100000 to begin on. 1t is
to be of steel and granite, and of mag.
nifcent proportions. The totnl length
will he 1850 feet. There will be twelve
spans of 120 feet each, and main span
of 24O feet. The central bascule span
will have clear width of 160 feet. In
the center will be four high towers of
granite rising to height of 1GO feet
above the water, between which will be
arches and over them will be groups of
statuary symbolizing the unifcation of
the North and the South. The plans
have been prepared by Captain Symons
of the regular army, who is Assistant
Engineer Of the city, and 7. L. Smith.
meyer, The Architect of the new library
building: 1t will be the grandest bridge
in the world.
: News has been received from Jack
son County, N. c., in the extreme Yves.
tern part of the State, of a very remarka-
BILE occurrence witnessed by residents in
the vicinity of the town of Webster. AS
party OF them were on the road near
Tuckaseega River, they saw a long
tongue of flame burst from Il crevice
inside Of the cliff above the river. They
watched the flame for over ten minutes,
when it died away. AS no person could
have gone to the spot whence the flame
emerged, or have had any fire anywhere
near it, those who witnessed the pbenom.
ena are inclined to think it of volcanic
or other natural origin. On August 81
last, the day of the great earthquake, a
remarkable smoke overhung all that Sec
tion for distance of eighty miles, and a
smell like that of burning coal pervaded
the atmosphere. 1t is asserted that
during the earthquake, when immense
masses of stone were thrown down the
mountain sides, that flames were visible
in several places in Mitchell, Jackson and
Swain Counties.
Captain Robert w. Andrews, the
aged Sumter tramp, who is now in Bos.
ton, writes as follows to the Boston
Globe; ri will bet any man in the
United States that I can out.walk and
outjump any man of my age in the
United States of America, best two in
three. I will be ninety-seven years old
on the 5th day of next July. was born
and raised in Sumter district, South Car
olina. 1 have walked all over the United
States. I have travelled over 5000 miles
on foot the last ten years, and my little
dog, Fido, and hope to walk many thou
sand more. l am writing history of
my life, and il I have guod luck I will
walk and sell my history. l hope to
start out with my books as soon as / sup.
ply my good friends at the North, and
then I will start homeward. l don't
expect to get through before the last of
next June. Then I will celebrate my
ninety.seventh birthday with my family
my wife and children, and grand
children aud great.grandchil children-where
was born and raised, and then, if no
one takes me up at my offer, will stop
and rest awhile"
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The Atlanta Constitution of Thurs.
Greenyille, Feb. 10, 1887.

The Atlanta Constitution of Thurs.
day says: The committee appointed to
revise the constitution of the Columbia
Theological Seminary met in the Cen.
trail Presbyterian Church yesterday
morning. The committee is composed
of the following delegates representing
the four Synods which control the Co.
lumbia Seminary: The Rev. J. L. Gil
rardeau Of Columbia, S. c., and the Rev.
George summey of Chester, S G., repre-
senting the South Carolina Synod; Dr..
]. II. Bsyson and Dr.. T. w. Hooper,
from the Alabama Synod; the Rev. J. N.
Bradshaw and DR.. G. B. Strickler, Geor-
gia Synod; the Hon. Joel 81. Billups,
from the Florida Synod. All except Mr..
Billups were present. DR.. Stricken was
elected chairman. The constitution of
the seminary was most carefully revised.
The section providing for yacating pro.
fessorships vas simpli6ed. The evolu.
ton controversy was not in any way
touched upon. The revisions made by
the committee will be submitted to the
Synods for confirmation or rejection.
The committee was in session till near
midnight, when it adjourned sine die.
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For some days past the auti-prchibi.
ton press has been promulgating the
statement that Mayor Cooper, of Atlanta,
had admitted in Chicago thatprohibition
was failure in Atlanta. It gave them
great consolation, but Mayor Cooper
spoils the pleasure of these journals by
stating upon his. return homo that he
made no such statement. These papers
generally have been silent about the de.
nial, although they published the erro-
neous statement. Mayor Cooper was an
anti. prohibitionist, but has been fairly
enforcing the law, which is far from
being failure.
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The Prosperity Press and Reporter pays
the Editor of the INTELLIGENCE the
following high compliment:
Senator Murray, of Anderson, during
the late session of the Legislature, was
foremost in good works. Possessed of
more than the average intelligence and
nerve, he successfully overcame obstacles
and carried through that body the meas
ures he proposed. The bold stand he
took in reference to prohibition has en-
deared him to the good people OF the
entire State. Anderson should-has Civ
en- evidence more than once that she
does-feel proud of him. Of course
every community has its fault.fnders,
and Anderson County is not an exception
to the rule. But the ease with which
Senator Murray-through the columns
of the INTELLIGENcER-o his
opponents is amusing and gratifying.
We have read with interest the contro.
versy between Senator Murray and the
Courier, and see but one safe course for
the latter: Own up to defeat in this
instance, and put in redeeming hits in the
future.n
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The POlygamy Case.

The Supreme Court of the United
States having reversed the judgment Of
the Court of Utah in one of the mormon
cases, the saints are wild with joy. The
case was brought to the Supreme Court
on an appeal by the defendants, who had
applied for a writ of habeas corpus to
the Third Judicial Court of Utah and
been denied. The Supreme Court holds
that the petition should have been grant
ed. Snow, the petitioner, had been tried
and found guilty of polygamy on those
indictments, which were all alike except
that they covered different periods Of
time. The court sentenced him 10 pay
8 fine of $500 and to be imprisoned six
months upon each indictment, the several
terms of imprisonment to follow each
other Immediately. The prisoner, after
having served out the first term, filed
petition for writ of habeas corpus and
discharge from prison on the ground that
he could not legally be septened to three
terms of imprisonment for one continu.
Gus ofense. The Utah court denied his
petition and he appealed to the Supreme
Court. Justice Blatchford delivered the
opinion of the Supreme Court. The
Court held that the offense of cohabita-
ton in the sense of the statute is inher-
emily continuous offense, having dura-
tion, and not an ofense consisting of an
isolated act. There was, therefore, only
a single offense committed prior to the
time the indictments were found. The
division of the time during which the
offense continued into periods is wholly
arbitrary.
On the same principle there might
have been an indictment covering each
Of the thirty.6ve months with imprison.
ment for seventeen years and half and
fines amounting to s1O,5OO, or even an
indictment covering every week, with
imprisonment for seventy. four years and
fines amounting to ss444 ss444, 400, and so on ad
ininitum for smaller periods of time. 1t
is to prevent such an application of penal
laws that the rule has obtained that
continuing offeuse Of the character of the
one in this case can be committed but
once for the purpose of indictment or
prosecution prior to the time the prose-
cution is instituted. The District court
of Utah rather overdid the thing, and
will be necessary in future to bring suits
after the prisoner is discharged if he is
guilty of q repetition of his crime. The
mormons are little premature in their
exultation, for really the decision of the
Supreme court does nothing that will
check or delay vigorous prosecution of
persons guilty under the statute.
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j. B. Parkes, substantial farmer
living near Kingston, Madison County,
KY, has trained force Of seven large
monkeys to work in his hemp fields, and
to break and prepare the hemp for mar.
ket. They do the work more quickly
and better than the negroes he formerly
employed, and at about one.fourth the
cost. 1t required about four months of
patient work to tr':n the animals, but
they now do their ,,.siss with rare intel.
ligence. The monkeys were sent to Mr..
Parkes by a brother, who is in business
in Cape Town, South Africa, and who
had seen the animals put to similar uses
there. Mr.. Parkes has sent for ten more
of the useful imitators of human work
men.
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Greenville is having genuine mad
dog scare, and the slaughter of unmuz.
zled CANNES has been legalized by city
ordinances. One dozen of the unfortu.
mates were sent to rest there in one day,
and the good work still progresses.
These periodical scares about hydropho.
bia relieve the country of many worthless
dogs. In this instance, however, there
appears to be solid reason for the fright,
as a rabid dog had a fight With several
dogs in the city and was afterwards
killed. It will be we'll for the surround.
ing country to beware Of the danger, and
it would do no harm to have a diminu.
ton of dogs all over the State. All
worthless and useless dogs should be
slaughtered, for if they have not already
been bitten by rabid dog they may be
in the future. After they are dead there
will be very little danger of rabies or
other trouble from them.
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We would remind the citizens Of An.
derson County that there will be meet.
ing Of the farmers of the County in the
Court House on next Monday at eleven
o'clock a. M, pursuant to the call of the
president, D. z. Norris, to consider the
propristy of applying for the location of
the Piedmont agricultural experimental
station. We trust the meeting will be
largely attended, and that it will inau-
gurate an active and efficient movement.
1t will be of immense benefit to any COM
munity which secures it, for it will afford
the planters for miles around the oppor.
tunity of personally watching the plant
ing experiments, and gathering valua.
BILE store of experimental agriculture
without cost. In addition to this, it will
bring several thousand dollars each year
into the community in which it is loca.
led. And still further argument for
seeking the location is, that probably it
will be the seat of the Agricultural Col
lege, when such an institution is estab.
lished in the future. It is very impor.
tant to have this station located in
Anderson County, and we trust that
every farmer and business man in the
County, who can do so, will attend the
meeting next Monday.
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A Card.

EDITOR INrELL1GENcER : In your is
sue Of Feb. 10th, in replying to an article
in the Baptist Courier of the week previ-
ous, you call upon me to state whether
or not I made the remark, while on q
recent visit to Anderson, that I was not
in possession of the circumstances con.
nected with the Anderson prohibition
election at the time the first article which
appeared in the Courier on the subject
was written, and that I would not have
written it if I had known them.
Permit me to say that I discovered no
reason while in Anderson for having
made such statement, and that if J said
anything to anybody while there that
was SO construed, I was misunderstood.
W. W. KEYS,
Editor Baptist Courier.
Greenville, Feb. 19, 1887.
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Bucklen's Arnaca SalVe.

The Best Salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever
Sores, letter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains,
Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, and posi-
lively cures Piles, or no pay required.
1t is guaranteed to give perfect satisfac-
tion, or money refunded. Price 25 cents
per box. For sale by Hill Bros, Ander.
son, S. G.
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The Augusta Chronicle is doing eficien

The Augusta Chronicle is doing efficient
work in South Carolina. It is writing up
the various interests of the State in an
impartial and thorough way thai makes
it g welcome visitor to the people on this
side of the Savannah. Following its
sketches of the uppev part of the State,
and its elaborate Columbia edition of
tan days ago, it has just sent out its
Charleston edition, which was carried
upon a special train to the city by the
sea. For progress, reliability and inter-
esting news, the Augusta Chronicle can
not be excelled.
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SHERIFFs SALE.

THE STATE OF SOUTH, CAROLINA,
ANDERSON COUNTY.
DY virtue of various Executions to ME
I'D directed, will expose to sale on
sALEsDAY in MARCH, 1887, at An.
of sale, the following property, to wit:
One Tract of Land. containing eighty
nine and three-quarter acres, more or less,
situate in said County, WILLIAMSON Town
ship, on waters of Beayerdam Greek, ad,
joining lands of Alexander Jordan and
others.
Levied on as the property Of Joseph w.
Rogers in favor of J. S. Fowler and others,
Terms-Cash. Purchaser to pay for pa
pers.
VIM. L. BOLT,
Sheriff Anderson County.
Feb TO- 1887 81
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Executors Notice,

A Ill persons indebted to the Estate of
n VIM. Hamilton, deceased, will take
notice that they must come forward and
settle up their Indebtedness and save cost /;
and all persons holding demands against
the Estate are hereby notified to present
the same, properly proven, to the under
signed within the time prescribed by law.
NJ. B. CLINKSCALES, Ex'r.
Fah o. 1907 % 9
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WARNING.

A Ill persons are hereby notified not to
"a hire or harbor Mary Jackson or Tom
Jackson, colored, as they are in contract
with me for the year 1887. ANY one disre-
gardlng this notice will be prosecuted to
the full extent of the law.
J. a. BURGESS, Townville, S. C.
Feb d 1887 33
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w. H. FRIERSON, ,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
ANDERSON, s. @.

DRoMPT ATTENTION given to all bus
l. iness.
In connection herewith l have establish.
ed an agency for the purchase, sale and
lease of real property. Purchases or sales
made for parties on reasonable terms.
I am now offering for sale, at prices to in-
vite investment some valuable City prop
One Lot, with fivc-room cottage, and
other improvements complete, and all new
good locality, fine water and excellent
neighborhood.
-Four choice Building Lots. with fine
frohts on principal streets.
One vacant Lot, adjacent to the Pubic
Square, suitable for Storeroom.
Also, some Farming Lands near the city.
All at low figures. A fine opportunity
for investment,
w. H FRIERSON.
Feb "a, 1887 SO
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FLOWERS

- Packets best Annual Flowers in the
= world only 1Oc. First quality seed
last season growth. Perfection Aster,
Phlox. Chinese Pink, Petunia, Pansy, mix
ed colors in each package To introduce
will send this choice collection for 10c. sill
yer. One Dollars worth of choice seed
given to my customers. Price list free.
G. l.. BURR, Springfield, Mass.
Feb "a, 1887 80 2
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CTATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
- ANDERSON COUNTY,

- ANDERSON COUNTY.
By W. T. Coz, Judge of Probate.
WHEREAS, J. B. r. McClain has
applied to me to grant him letters of
Administration on the Estate and effects
of Mrs. E. B. McClain, deceased.
These are therefore to cite and admon-
ish all kindred and creditors OF the said
E. B. McClain, deceased, to be and ap-
pear before me in Court of Probate to be
held at Anderson Court House, on the
25th day of February 1887, after publica-
have, whyt the said administration should
not be granted. Given under my hand,
this 7th day of February, 1887.
Feh 1887 81 9
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Sale of Valuable Land.

DY virtue of power Of sale contained
ID in a mortgage, given by Mrs. Mary
L. Robertson to j. T. Robertson, dated
11th December, 1878, and assigned to me,
will sell at Anderson Court House, at pub
lie outcry, on SALESDAY IN MARCH
next, (7th,) that valuable Tract of Land,
the property OF the said Mary l.. Robert
son, situate in Anderson County, near
Honea Path, on waters Of E;roadmouth
Creek, containing one hundred and four
teen acres, more or less, and .ounded by
lands of w. J. Robertson. j, It. Townes,
DR.. w. G. Brown and others. Terns-One.
half cash, with mortgage Of the premises
to secure the unpaid purchase rconey.
MRS. V. u. LEE,
Assignee of Mortgage.
Feb 10, 1857 81 4
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"A syndicate of Philadelphia banks is
said to hold about one-half the trade
dollars now in existence.
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Williamson Female College,
Williamson, S.. @.


Rev. S. LANDER, A. NJ, D. D., Pres.
THIS well known Institution, in her
: i 10th year under the present manage
ment still maintains her high standard of
is constantly improving her facilities and
methods for the highest development and
best training of the pupils committed to
her care.
The Spring Session, 1857. viii open Mon
day, Feb. Z and continue 20 weeks.
RATES PER SESSION.
Board, exclusive of washing. $50 90
Regular Tuition, $12, SIG or........... 20 90
Incidental Fee....................... 1900. 90
Library Fee. 40
Special Music Lessons ............ ........ 90 90
Instrument for Practice. .......... ) 90
Jan 13, 1887 27